miércoles, 20 de julio de 2011

CANADA

MONTREAL CANADACanadá

by 6415 km of international border, and northwest Alaska. The country stretches from the Atlantic and Davis Strait east to the Pacific Ocean in the west (hence the national motto). To the north lie the Beaufort Sea and Arctic Ocean. In 1925 Canada claims the portion of the Arctic between 60 degrees west longitude and 141 degrees west longitude, so Canada's territorial claim extends to the North Pole.

Canada is the second largest country in the world after Russia net area, covering approximately 41% of North America. In land area is the fourth largest country in the world after Russia, China and the United States. However it has a population density of 3.2 people extremely low per square kilometer. 80% of Canadians live within 200 km of the United States along the international border, where the warmer climates of the country. While Canada covers a larger geographic area than its neighbor, has only a ninth of its total population. The vast and rich territories in Canada have led to economic dependence on natural resources.

Monte Yamnuska

The most densely populated country is the San Lorenzo River valley to the east. To the north of this region is the Canadian Shield, an area of ​​rock eroded by the last ice age, the thin soil, rich in minerals and covered with lakes and rivers - more than 60% of the world's lakes are in Canada. The Canadian Shield around the great Hudson Bay.

The Canadian Shield extends to the Atlantic coast in Labrador, the mainland of the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The island of Newfoundland, the easternmost of Canada, is the mouth of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the largest estuary in the world. The Maritime Provinces of Canada, the first region to be settled by Europeans, projecting eastward from the southern coast of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, middle of the gulf between north and south Atlantic Ocean. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia are divided by the Bay of Fundy, an arm of the Atlantic which experiences the most pronounced tidal variations in the world.

West of Ontario, the broad, flat Canadian Prairies, covering Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, spread toward the Rocky Mountains, which divide the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. British Columbia south has a temperate climate with winters more attenuated than in the rest of the country.

The vegetation of northern Canada extends from coniferous forests to tundra and finally the barren Arctic north. The northern Canadian mainland is surrounded by a vast archipelago containing some of the largest islands on Earth.

MOMNTE YANUSKA

Vista nocturna de las cataratas del Niágara Canada has a reputation for cold country. Indeed, the winters can be harsh in many regions of the country, with risks of blizzards, ice storms and temperatures below -50 ° C in the far north. In the most densely populated among temperate summers to hot tops reaching above 30 ° C in Montreal and 15 ° C even in Iqaluit, Nunavut. In Vancouver, temperatures are generally stable at around 5-25 ° C throughout the year, while in Calgary can drop to -30 ° C in winter and reach 30 ° C in summer. In the Great Lakes region, the most populous area, temperatures range from -30 ° C and 35 ° C.

martes, 19 de julio de 2011

Miami

Is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the ninth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625. The 42nd largest city proper in the United States, with a population of 399,457, it is the principal, central, and most populous city of the South Florida metropolitan area, the most populous metropolis in the Southeastern United States According to the US Census Bureau, Miami's metro area is the seventh most populous in the United States, with an estimated population of 5,547,051 in 2009 .

Miami has a tropical monsoon climate with hot and humid summers and short, warm winters, with a marked drier season in the winter. Its sea-level elevation coastal location, position just above the Tropic of Cancer, and proximity to the Gulf Stream shapes its climate. With January averaging 67.2 °F (19.6 °C), winter features mild to warm temperatures; cool air usually settles after the passage of a cold front, which produces much of the little amount of rainfall. Lows sometimes fall below 50 °F (10 °C), but very rarely below 35 °F (2 °C). Highs generally range between 70–77 °F (21–25 °C).

MADRID.The population of the city is roughly 3.4 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropilita area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan area is the third largest in the European Union after London and Paris. The city spans a total of 604.3 km²

The Season

In Summer tends to be hot with temperatures that consistently surpass 30 °C (86 °F) in July and August and rarely above 40 °C (104 °F). Due to Madrid's altitude and dry climate, diurnal ranges are often significant during the summer. Precipitation is concentrated in the autumn and spring. It is particularly sparse during the summer, taking the form of one or two showers and/or thunderstorms a month.